Nolan Mary L, Mason Victoria, Snow Sarah, Messenger Wendy, Catling Jonathon, Upton Penney
J Perinat Educ. 2012 Summer;21(3):178-85. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.21.3.178.
This study explored how friendships made at antenatal classes preserve new mothers' well-being, postnatally. Eight women from the United Kingdom who had attended antenatal classes in the third trimester were interviewed following the birth of their first baby. Transcripts were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Findings suggest that friendships made at antenatal classes are not only unique but also support women's mental health and enhance self-efficacy because the women give and gain reassurance that their babies are developing normally. Such friendships may reduce demands on overstretched social and health-care services. Childbirth educators, midwives, and nurses can be encouraged to capitalize on the opportunity provided by antenatal classes to facilitate the formation of friendships that can help mothers to find "a new equilibrium."
本研究探讨了在产前课程中建立的友谊如何在产后维护新妈妈的幸福感。八位来自英国、在孕晚期参加过产前课程的女性在她们的第一个宝宝出生后接受了访谈。使用持续比较法对访谈记录进行了分析。研究结果表明，在产前课程中建立的友谊不仅独特，还能支持女性的心理健康并增强自我效能感，因为女性能够相互给予并获得宝宝发育正常的安心感。这样的友谊可能会减轻对过度紧张的社会和医疗服务的需求。可以鼓励分娩教育者、助产士和护士利用产前课程提供的机会，促进能够帮助母亲找到“新平衡”的友谊的形成。
